I thought Trump had made a good push in the beginning for the summit, but Bolton and Pompeo, as usual, screwed everything up. Trump can only be credited for his initial attempt. Everything that came after was his responsibility for hiring those idiots in the first place.
It's revealing that Trump never gave a major foreign policy speech to set the tone for his administration while in office. He was intellectually lazy, shallow, and clueless. Reportedly, he spent most of his time watching television and was fast becoming a Chauncey Gardiner character. Unfortunately, my hopes for a change in direction of American foreign policy were misplaced. Gold is Trump's favorite color, but there's truth in the aphorism: all that glitters is not gold.
With all due respect, knowing the recent and lavishly documented history of the American Empire, what on earth makes you think that the United States' intentions for North Korea (and Iran, and Russia, and China, and any other non-satrap) are anything other than actively malevolent?
I thought Trump had made a good push in the beginning for the summit, but Bolton and Pompeo, as usual, screwed everything up. Trump can only be credited for his initial attempt. Everything that came after was his responsibility for hiring those idiots in the first place.
Credit where credit is due, and Team D called for the fainting couch when Trump made noises about rapprochement with Pyongyang.
Of course, Trump appointed Bolton and Pompeo in the first place.
It's revealing that Trump never gave a major foreign policy speech to set the tone for his administration while in office. He was intellectually lazy, shallow, and clueless. Reportedly, he spent most of his time watching television and was fast becoming a Chauncey Gardiner character. Unfortunately, my hopes for a change in direction of American foreign policy were misplaced. Gold is Trump's favorite color, but there's truth in the aphorism: all that glitters is not gold.
I would say that the man was weak, stupid and easily manipulated.
With all due respect, knowing the recent and lavishly documented history of the American Empire, what on earth makes you think that the United States' intentions for North Korea (and Iran, and Russia, and China, and any other non-satrap) are anything other than actively malevolent?